Dec

Half hearted isn’t enough

My heart
isn’t in the mood
for
mediocrity
half-hearted
isn’t enough

I have never seen
a half-hearted bird
or
a mediocre mountain
all
the clouds and stars
I have ever seen
have given it
their all

I am the only one
who
has been
holding back
until
now

-Suni

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